Hay-knife



A. ZIMMERER.

HaywKnife. No. 226,146 Pat ented Mar. 30, 1830.

WITNESSES INVENTOR ATTORNEYS! NITED STATES ANTON ZIMMEREB, OF NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA.

HAY-KNIFE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filed is a specification.

Figure l is a longitudinal side elevation of the knife. Fig. 2 is a crossseetional elevation on line as m, Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to that class of knives that are designed for cutting hay, straw, fodder, 810., in bundles or stacks.

The invention consists of a series of revolving or stationary circularcuttersinserted along the cutting-edge of a suitable blade, bar, or frame.

In the drawings, A represents the blade or frame, having teeth (t a and circular sockets I) b, that occupy the edge space between the said teeth a a and extend upward on a face of the blade toward its back. In these sockets b b the circular sickle-edged cutters B are set so that their edges shall project beyond the teeth a a, and the cutters B are preferably secured in place with screws and pins, as shown at c c, or

Patent No. 226,146, dated March 30, 1880,

December 15, 1879.

1 with screws alone, as shown at d, so that they may be stationary or be turned around at any time to present fresh cutting-edges.

The blade or cutter frame Awill last indefinitely, and the-cutters B may readily be removed to be sharpened and be renewed when worn out.

The edges of the cutters B may be toothed, as shown, or be smooth, as may be best adapted to the work to be done by them.

0 G are the handles of the device.

the sockets b, as shown and described.

ANTON ZIMMERER.

Witnesses:

PAUL SCHMINKE, J. G. SOHMINKE.

I do not confine myself to the application of 40 jecting beyond the teeth a and arranged in 50' 

